What could be possible if the gifts of diaconal women were empowered through ordination?
Short Take
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Conservatives should support Joe Biden’s call to expand the child tax credit
The human species, by definition, depends on future adults, which are also known as children. Let’s help families who raise them.
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Archbishop García-Siller: Catholics voting in the 2024 election must ask, ‘Who is my neighbor?’
Christians are not a social club that gathers on Sundays to receive nice-sounding catchphrases. We are to influence the heart of society.
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President Biden’s broken promise on the death penalty
The people who can abolish the death penalty are our policymakers. And it appears Mr. Biden is comfortable leaving it in place.
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The real issue with St. Pat’s funeral for a transgender activist? Radical individualism.
Mourners wanted Cecilia Gentili’s funeral to be held in St. Patrick’s Cathedral for “iconic” reasons, to make the deceased the “star of the show,” emphasizing the individual over the society.
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My ancestors were enslaved by the Jesuits. What does the church owe to descendants like me?
The descendants of Jesuit enslavement have no choice but to confront the church’s sinful history, but rather than harden their hearts, many are seeking reconciliation along with the restoration of justice.
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Life after globalization: What to expect for higher ed, trade and the environment
Geopolitical crises and the aftereffects of Covid are prompting the United States and other nations to find alternatives to globalization in education, trade and environmental protection.
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Physician-assisted suicide is gaining popularity. But there are better options.
Physician-assisted suicide can seem like an easy fix to a health care system reluctant to deal with end-of-life issues. But there are other options, including hospice care, that patients deserve to know about.
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Don’t ignore Alexei Navalny’s Christian faith
We risk missing the lessons of Alexei Navalny’s death for his principles if we ignore his very Christian understanding of suffering.
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The Synod needs more parents
The greatest gift the church can give to our youth is to better serve their parents. This would begin with listening to us.